Oct 03, 2008 01:45 AM
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(Updated Feb 01, 2015 08:38 PM)
I've just completed reading Chetan Bhagat's first book "Five Point Someone".
Firstly, I would like to tell you that this is the third book of the author that I've read. It just happened that I read the author's books in the reverse order. First I read his 3rd book "The 3 mistaked of my life". Then his 2nd book "One Night At A Call Center" and this is the third one, his first book "Five Point Someone".
Considering the fact that this is his first book, he made a decent effort. I say this because even though I may not be an IITian, I still feel like there were some dumd things that the primary characters did. I don't want this review to be a spoiler to the new readers so I'm not highlighting them.
Comments:
I was a little impressed by the writing style. It was simple and crisp. I was engrossed in the book till I completed the whole book. It took me around 3 hours. But I had nothing else to do. There was a problem with my internet, the cable tv was out and I couldn't sleep either. I wouldn't call it a "must read" but it is worth a try. Though it may not actually tell you what to do to get into IIT. But it surely tells you what not to do. Not just in IIT but in any other place you go to study. The story is about 3 friends, their studies and their future. Looks like I found another interesting fact. In all the 3 books, there are either 3 friends or 6 people(multiple of 3) who are the crux of the story.
I would rate the book between 5 & 6 on the scale of 10. Considering that this is the first attempt of the author, this rating is not bad. Anyone who has nothing else to do. can read this book. In fact you can grab a copy of Chatan's any book to kill time.
Anyway, I was not very happy with the way it ended though there may not be a better ending other than that. I'm not an author so I cannot tell you how I would put it. Even if I was an author, I might not give a different ending. cause at the end of the day, it's what the reader expects that counts.
